What does your pond look like ... Today?

[JBtheExplorer]

Went out this morning and found at least six ducklings have hatched! I went in to get my camera and came back out, but she hid them all. I was able to get this one, though.

EDIT: I sat out a while & they started revealing themselves.

 

[Denon]

First time I am getting a lot of lilies blooming. Just wish they lasted longer

Now I need to work on some of the plantings around the pond. Looking for a good ground cover and then some natural grasses.

 

[callingcolleen1]

 

[JBtheExplorer]

Mrs. Duck took her ducklings and left sometime this morning. Only 6 of the 12 eggs hatched. Guessing she brought them to the nearby pond in the woods. Might head back there to see if I can find them, but it's unlikely because it's really filled in with cattails the past few years.

 

[cas]

@JBtheExplorer could you show where the nest was in relationship to your pond? How close did she let you get to her and her nest?

 

[JBtheExplorer]

@JBtheExplorer could you show where the nest was in relationship to your pond? How close did she let you get to her and her nest?

You see the small wood bench straight across the pond between the pond and the house? She built her nest right between that and my house. I was able to reach my arm right over her head, within a foot of her. Not that I wanted to test the limits, but she built right where my pumps plug in, and one day I had to access it. She didn't care at all. Other than that, I typically never got within 5 feet of her nest while she was there, and she didn't care at all that I was out walking around or sitting.

 

[pecan]

Today

 

[pecan]

And some lilies and other flowers in bloom.

 

[JBtheExplorer]

A few of the plants around my pond...

Blanket Flower and Orange Milkweed.

My very first Purple Coneflower is beginning to bloom.

 

[JBtheExplorer]

Here's the video I took of the Ducklings:

 

[addy1]

The BIG POND is beautiful!

 

[cas]

I was able to reach my arm right over her head, within a foot of her.

I think you can say you have a pet duck.

 

[Christopher Caudill]

Beautiful pics and ponds everyone! My tropical marmorata lily has finally bloomed after it was potted and placed in it's new home. The pond seems to be thriving and the surface is mostly covered by lily pads.

My water lotus seedling seems to be doing well, it has 5 pads so far.

I visited my grandmother last week and enjoyed some time on her farm. I snapped this shot of a hummingbird on her porch feeder.

 

[callingcolleen1]

Here's the video I took of the Ducklings:

Wow!!! Cute factor overload!!! Awe I want baby ducks!!! When do they get to play in the pond???

 

[JBtheExplorer]

Wow!!! Cute factor overload!!! Awe I want baby ducks!!! When do they get to play in the pond???

Never, they left the next morning.